While mostpeople recognise that walking is good for their health, very few do
enough regular walking to derive the maximum health benefits. A questionnaire
was administeredto a sample of local residentsin Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and
found that 65.1% did not achieve the recommended standardsfor walking to
gainany health benefits,27.4% did not walk at all, and only 1% regularlyengaged
in neighbourhood walking.Thesefindingsareimportant to better inform local
government departments about the current situation and justifies the need for
new intervention strategies to promote walking. This is because frequent physical
activity, such as walking, is important for a person’s health and well-being, with
many individuals in urban settings heavily reliant on engagement in such
activities through the intervention delivered by local government agencies.